Archaeologists excavating the Oseberg ship burial mound in Norway in 1904 recovered fragments of a woven tapestry alongside other grave goods and two female bodies. The tapestry, woven from wool, silk and flax and dated to around 834 AD, measures 16 to 23 centimeters wide, though its original full length remains unknown. It depicts an array of human and animal figures and was found among other textiles including rugs and curtains, most embroidered with mythological and battle imagery.
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· 2026-10-26
New archaeological research reports that Iron and Viking Age households in Scandinavia kept human remains, including those of victims, within domestic spaces. One notable find was a child's skull embedded between floor layers, left in place as people continued walking over it for years.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-10-08
A hobbyist using a metal detector in Finland found a large cache of Iron Age silver coins, marking the biggest such hoard ever recorded in the country. Experts have not finished analyzing the find, but the raw silver alone is estimated to be worth close to $10,000 at current prices.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-09-11
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